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50 Men Who Made LFC: Steve Heighway

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"We had Heighway on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing" - that Steve Heighway’s name is still sung on the Kop to this day says everything about his standing in the club’s history.

A flying winger who possessed electrifying pace and scintillating skill in equal abundance, Heighway lit up Anfield as a player during the 70s.

In an era when out-and-out wingers were a rare commodity, the two-footed Dubliner was a breath of fresh air, a beautifully balanced wide-man whose galloping forays into opposition territory would have fans constantly on the edge of their seats.